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B. AMBLER AND H. F. SHAW.

FINISHING ARTICLES IN BASKETWARE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24. 1920.

1,424,972. Pat ted Aug- 8, 1922.

20 sorts of. cane, willows or osiers,;and the like,

- so illustrative embodiment thereof, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings V UNITED PATENT .orF Ic'E.

GEORGE B. AMBL E AND HAROLD r. SHAW, or LECMINSTEE, MASSACHUSETTS" I AsSIGNoES To EJ-A; WHITNEY CARRIAGE COMPANY, or LEOMINSTER MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

. EINISHIEG ARTICLES IN EASHETWAEE.

To ailwhom itmag concern." I 7 a .Beit known that we, GEORGE B. A BLE and HAROLD F. SHAW, citizens of 'the United States, and residents, of ,Leominster, county of Worcester. and State of Massachusetts, have invented anlinprovement in Finishing Articlesin Basketware, ofwhich'the fol-' lowing description, [connection a with the accompany ng drawings, is a spec fication, like characters on the drawings representmg like parts.

, Thisinventmn relates to basketry and more particularly relates tof the finishing of the marginal portionsof articles with rattan or. similar basket materials. The invention 5 applies to articles constructed of or finished with such materials as have. a certain stiff ness as distinguished from freely flexible materials. Examples are s'o-called reedor the woody part ofthe rattan, the heavier commonly associated with basketry and to Substitutes therefor, such,- for example, as paper reed. All these materials when woven possess a certain stiffness and form What may be. called a, Stake and Strand fabric as distinguished from freely flexible textile fabrics. Our invention maybest;be ;understood by reference to the followingidescription of an -3- -3of Fig. 1 showing a stepin the construction? of the margin and.

Fi 4 is a similar sectionwshowing the' shaping of the marginal portion completed.

g As an example of our invention we have 7 herein showna babycarriage body, the mar- 'ginal portions of which are finished by: hollow rolls of wicker fabric, the word wicker "being used ina somewhat extendedsense to apply to f the ibasketry materials referred. to

, "Specificationof Letters Patent. Patent d A 192 Application filed ifeliruary 24, 1920. Serial No. sso,e2e. I 1 i above and theirequivalents. This form of finish broadly is known in the art, it being effected by gradually shaping the stakes, usually those of'the body fabric, to curved form as the strands are interwoven there with.fThi.s is of necessity a hand operation and'requires considerable skill. Th'ep'resent frame portions 3 and a suitable body covermg 5, preferably of wicker work. This body covering is conveniently formed from suitably shaped pieces cut from Ia sheet of woven wicker fabric,such, for example, as afabric of paper reed woven on a loom and marginally secured to the frame. The raw edges of'the pieces of fabric 5 where they are secured to the frame becovered and hiddenyfor'example, by the braid 7 made from, similar reed, A i

Our invention more particularly relates to providing an article of this kind with a marginal finish similar inappearance to the rolls which are formed by hand as an ex tension of the bodyfabric. In the example of our invention shown, a suitable strip 9 of wicker fabric, such as a machine woven fabric of paper reed, and embodying stakes or warps l1 and strands or wefts 13, is applied and, as Shown in Fig. 2, is secured to themarginal frame portion 3 conveniently in such a manner as to overlie the face-of the fabric 5. That is, the strip 9 hangs down over the face of thefabric 5; as it is attached.

In the eXa-mpleshown the side frame 3 of the carriage iscurved and the edge of the strip 9 is curved as it is attachedto follow the curve of this frame and it is convenient in this operation transversely to cup or bend the strip .9 more or less. In thecas'e'of paper reed this may be done without any special treatment of the fabric. In genuine reed the fabric would, of course, be first Suitably softened by soaking. The strip 9 isthen rolled up lengthwise of the stakes 11 thereof and, in the example shown, reversely of itself in the manner indicated in Fig. 3, thus providing a hollow roll and the outer margin of the strip 9 is finally brought into contact with the opposite sideof the frame piece 3. 1s shown in Fig. 4 and is secured thereto. inner side of the frame piece may be covered in any suit-able manner as by a braid 17 similar to the braid 7 or by the upholstery of the interior of the carriage. Fig. 4 represents the roll. after it has been shaped to form but before it is finished by the application, of the braids 21.

By a-suitable manipulation of the strip the cross sectional area thereof may vary. For example, the rolls at the sides of the carriage in Fig. 1 taper toward the left and the left hand -margins may be supported directly on the frame pieces 3 andbe covered over by the strips of reed braid 19. The

major portion of the roll, however, is spaced from the marginal frame portion of the carriage. To provide a support [for the right hand endsof these rolls a suitable block as 15 may be provided and secured to the frame members, which-block 15. su )ports the ends of the strands 13 at the right hand end of the roll and receives the tacks or staples securing the braided strip. 21 covering the raw end. e

In the baby carriage herein shown as an example of the invention there are two side rolls and a front roll secured to corresponding intersecting frame portions. The block or support 15 is conveniently provided, at the intersection of the two frame. portions and supports the ends of both strips, the joint where the two strips meetbeing covered by the strip of braid 21, thefront and side portions thus having the appearance of a continuous roll. A v

A marginal roll constructed in. this manner by virtue of the stiffness of the wicker fabric maintains its hollow form. The appearance corresponds closely to the roll laboriously constructed by hand labor by gradual shaping of 'the'stakes of the body fabric of an article as the strands are iiiterwoven therewith. In contrast to this method we are enabled to utilize ahwicker fahric woven inv the flat and conveniently by machine. Little orno skill is required to shape and bend this fabric to the hollow form indicated. In the example shown'one margin is. covered by the overhang of the roll 'itself and the other may be conveniently hiddenfby he upholstery of the interior of the baby carriage. The ends of the strip are covered withpreed braid or similar material. harmonizing with the material of the rolls themselves and providing a finish not onlyunobjectionable but ornam nta elf We have described in detail the partic The free end of the strip at the ular embodiment of our invention as applied to the fiIllSh of the marginal portions of a baby carriage. The principles exem= plified thereby which we claim as new anddesire to. secure by Letters Eatent we shall express in the following.vv claims.

Claims: I 1. A method of finishing the margins of wicker articles comprising securing marginally of the article a strip of wicker fabric to overlie the face thereof, reversely bending said strip and rolling the reversely bent strip into hollow form over the margin of the article the rolled strip being spaced. from the margin of the article for' at least a major portion 7 the opposite edge.

2. A method of finishing the margins of wicker articles comprising securing marginally of the, article a strip of wicker fabric, rolling said strip into hollow form, the rolled "strip being" spaced from the margin of "the article for at; least a major portion of its length and securing the opposite edge of the strip to the article.

3. A methodof the margins of wicker articles comprising securing margin ally ofthearticle. a sti ip of wicker fabric, rolling.- said stri into hollow form,"provid"- ing a rport an nd of th em rate rolled strip being spaced fronithe margin of the article for at least a. major portion f its length "and securing Of its'length and securingthe opposite edge v of the strip to the article' 4. An articlehaving a marginal frame portion and abody covering and a mar ginal roll comprising a transversely bowed strip of wicker fabric, the edges of which are secured to said marginal frame portion, the middlep ortion of the strip being'spac ld therefrom fer at least a major portion 'of its length. I

5. An article having a, marginal frame portion and abody coveringianda marginal roll comprising a transversely bowed strip of wicker fabric, the edges 'of which are secured to said-marginal frameportion, one end of the strip having a support'spacing it from saidfraine'portion, and ti'iemiddle portion of the strip being spacedtherefrom for at least amajqr portion of its length.

6.' An article having two "intersecting marginal fram'eporuen and a'bo'dy covering and a marginal roll-"extending along said portions andcompri'sing' a transversely bowed strip of wicker "fabric extending along each such portion and'having "edges secured thereto and a s'upp'ort at the intersection of [saidportionsforthe ends of the strips, the middle" portions of the strips being'spaced from" said frame portions for at least a substantial portion oftheir length. 1' V TIAn article having two intersecting gnarg'inal frame portionsand a body covering and a marginal r011 extending along said portions and comprisin a transversely bowed strip of wicker fa hric extending along each such portion and having edges secured thereto, a support at the intersection of said ortions for the ends of the strips, the mi dle portions of the strips being spaced from said frame portions for at least a substantial portion of their length, and a cover for the ends of the strips.

In testimonywhereof, We have signed our names to this specification.

GEORGE B. AMBLER. HAROLD F. SHAW. 

